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5) held onto the fifth spot this week by the skin of their teeth after beating West Virginia in a thriller, 24-20. 6) left the Vandals of Idaho dismal on Saturday, in a 63-25 rout. The Smurfs are ranked last among the undefeated teams, but theyll most likely stay perfect this season. No 7 Georgia Tech (Prev No. Theyre a very dynamic team, and theyll finish the season with Georgia, before playing Clemson in the ACC Championship.No 8 Ohio State (Prev No. 9) is the best two-loss team in college football. The Buckeyes won a buck-game against the Hawkeyes, 27-24 in overtime. That is why it was listed as my Game of the Week, and not Utah at Texas Christian. No 9 Pittsburgh (Prev No. 10) edged out the victory over Notre Dame in a thriller, 27-22. Pittsburgh heads to West Virginia in two weeks and ends the season with their toughest testthe Cincinnati Bearcats. No 10 Oregon (Prev No. 12) is a very dynamic team with lots of potential. The Ducks got back to their old selves last week, ripping apart the Sun Devils, 44-21.No 11 Iowa (Prev No.

9) lost a close game to a very good Ohio State team on the road, in overtime. Iowa will be resilient, hosting a dismal Golden Gopher team that had to rally against the Jackrabbits of South Dakota State. No 12 LSU (Prev No. 11) was rewarded in the BCS last week for losing to Alabama, moving from No 9 to No. 8. LSU won this week, but it was against a weak Louisiana Tech team, 24-16. No 13 Clemson (Prev No. 14) has been extremely underrated the whole season, much like Wisconsin. They continue to make improvements and climb up the ladder every week. The Tigers will have a second chance at Georgia Tech in the ACC Championship. No 14 Oregon State (Prev No.

20) still has much to prove this season, but they blew out Washington last week 48-21 and already beat Stanford in a shootout.No 15 Stanford (Prev No. 21) climbed six spots this week after crushing USC, 55-21 and ruining their homecoming. Despite having back-to-back losses to Oregon State and Arizona earlier in the season, Stanford is on a three-game winning streak, and could become the PAC-10 Champions of 2009. No 16 Wisconsin (Prev No. 18) won a close game against Texas Tech, as expected. But it was far from the shootout we're used to seeing. It appears that the Big XII is no longer all about offense. Okey State has impressed me a couple of times this season, but it was against two teams that combine for a 9-11 record (BU and IA State).No 18 North Carolina (Prev. N/R) was on the porch last week, trying to get in the Top 25, but they finally earned their way back by bashing Miami of FL, 33-24. UNC started the season 0-3 in conference play, but theyve won three consecutive conference games against VA Tech, Duke, and now Miami (FL). No 19 Penn State (Prev No 22) jumped to No. 14 in the BCS. Penn State has dominated in nearly every game this season, but they were all cakewalks (Akron, Temple, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Northwestern, Syracuse, Minnesota, and Eastern Illinois), except for the teams they lost to (Ohio State and Iowa). Penn State is a solid team, but they're not a true contender. No 20 Virginia Tech (Prev No 25) moved to No 16 in the AP Poll and No.

15 in the BCS. But the Tar Heels were nowhere to be found in either poll. The Hokies will most likely end the season on a four-game winning streak, but their ACC Title hopes have been shattered.No 21 Miami (FL) (Prev No. 15) - Its easy to read too much into one team, especially when they look like a true contender. The Canes apparently dont have as much swagger as we thought. Ultimately, it was the tough schedule that caught up with them.No 22 USC (Prev No. 13) didnt even show up in Week 11, losing to Stanford, 55-21 (the worst loss in head coach Pete Carrolls era). Under Carroll, the Trojans have never lost a game in the month of November, until now. No 23 Mississippi (Prev. N/R) has been up and down all season, but theyre still 7-3 and a potential contender. The Rebels host No 12 LSU to be the No 3 team in the SEC this week. No 24 Rutgers (Prev. N/R) makes its first appearance in the Top 25, after shutting down South Florida, 31-0. It was quite a statement. Nearly every expert and analyst had S.